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Back-to-school threat: Missed vaccinations in children, teens
“Health care providers should assess the vaccination status of all pediatric patients, including adolescents, and contact those who are behind...
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Remove sex designation from public part of birth certificates, AMA advises
Currently, only 10 states allow for a gender-neutral designation on birth certificates.
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AMA: ‘Excited delirium’ not a legitimate medical diagnosis
The report recognizes that drugs used outside a hospital setting by nonphysicians come with significant risks.
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Zero-burnout practices often solo, physician-owned
Practices with some of the heaviest workloads were much more likely than larger practices to report zero burnout.
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FDA approves ibrexafungerp for vaginal yeast infection
This is the first drug in a new antifungal class.
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Physicians’ trust in health care leadership drops in pandemic
Physicians, however, have great trust in their fellow clinicians.
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Family physicians’ compensation levels stable in pandemic
They ranked in the middle of specialties in terms of the percentages of physicians who thought they were fairly compensated.
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Pressure on primary care expected to intensify with long-COVID
There has been an increase in patients returning to primary care after avoiding it while the pandemic surged.
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Internists’ patient visits rebound to near pre-COVID norms: Pay down slightly from previous year
The number of hours worked also rebounded for internists.
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55 new chemicals found in pregnant women, their newborns
“We hope this is further data and evidence that support government policies that require industries to tell us where they are using their...
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Insomnia? Referral, drugs not usually needed
‘Restricted sleep’ is a good place to start, says expert.
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When to refer patients with new memory loss
Initial questions should zero in on what the patient is forgetting, according to an expert.